Collection Requirements

8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin

Tube Colour

Gold, Light Green

Test image(s)

Requires own tube?

No

Department

Biochemistry

Reference Interval

Male: <2.9 pmol/L Female: <2.0 pmol/L

Availability

Weekly

Fee

Medicare rebatable Item 66695

Notes

If collected outside of Melbourne Health Pathology, please send frozen serum aliquot.

Specimen should be separated within 4 hours of collection and serum/plasma frozen within 24 hours.

Test code: CALT

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